Butte, Mont. Aug. 20, 1890.0.2134 6, 1905 1.11 3-5 19, 1906.1 16 3-5 14, 1967.1.17 2-5 Oct. 16, 1906...1.22 Oct. Oakland (Cal. J. C.). Dec. 19, 1904.1.32 (Salvator,4, by Imp. Prince Charlie,110 lbs† Monmouth P. (st. c.) Aug. 28, 1890.1.35% Futurity c. mile....... Roseben, 4, 147 lbs.. 6 furlongs.. Lady Vera. 2, 90 lbs. 7 furlongs... Roseben, 5. 126 lbs 7 furlongs..Dainty, 4, 109 lbs. Welbourne, 3, 97 lbs.. 1 mile...... Kildeer, 4, 91 lbs.... Kiamesha, 3, 104 lbs. Monmouth P. (st. c.) Aug. 13, 1902. 1.3734 Maid Marian,4,by Imp. Great Tom,106 lbs Chicago (Wash.Park) July 19, 1893.1.40 (Jiminez, 3, 101 105.......... Charles Edward, 3, 126 lbs ....... 1 m. 500 yds.. Swift Wing, 5, 100 lbs..... miles.. Irish Lad, 4, 126 lbs..... 136 152 19% 134 176 2 1 Goodrich, 3, by Patron, 102 lbs.. Chicago (Wash. Park) June 27, 1903.1.40 Saratoga, N. Y Ten Broeck, 4, by Imp. Phaeton, 104 lbs... Lexington, Ky. Lucrezia Borgia, 4, by Imp. Brutus,85 lbs.† (Eclipse, Jr., 4.. Bogus, aged, 113 lbs.. Bill Howard, 5, 122 lbs.. Tom Hayes, 4, 107 lbs.. 1 (3 in 5) L' Argentine, 5, 115 lbs... Nov. 18, 1899..4.24% Sept. 16, 1876.4.58% Aug. 9. 1873.4.5884 New Orleans (City P.) Feb. 16, 1907..5.19 Oakland (Cal. J. C.).. May 20, 1897.7.11 Oakland (Cal. J. C.).. Feb. 22, 1899.7.16 Oakland (Cal. J. C.).. Ap'l 13, 1907.7. 16 1-5 HEAT RACES. St. c., straight course. Harness Racing. While the harness racing season of 1907 was not prolific in record-breaking performances the sport was of excellent quality. The six best performers of the year were: Trotters-Stallion: Mainsheet, 2.05, blk. h., by Director General. Mare: Sonoma Girl, 2.054, br. m., by Lynwood W., 2.20%. Gelding: George G., 2.054, b. g., by Homeward. Pacers Stallion: John A., 2.034, ch. h., by Eddie Hal, 2.15. Mare: Citation, 2.034, b. m., by Norvalson. Gelding: Angus Pointer, 2.01, b. g., by Sidney Pointer, 2.07. FASTEST TROTTING RECORDS IN 1907. Trotters-Two-Year-Olds-Colt: Trampfast, 2.12, rn. c., by The Tramp. Filly: Helen Hale, 2.134, b. f., by Prodigal, 2.16. Gelding: John Gray, 2.224, g. g., by Prodigal, 2.16. Three-Year-Olds-Colt: General Watts, 2.06%, b. c., by Axworthy, 2.15. Filly: Bell Bird, 2.11%, blk. f., by Jay Tine. Four-Year-Olds Colt: Codero, 2.094, rn. c., by Bingen, 2.064. Filly: Maxine, 2.171⁄4, ch. m., by Elyria. Gelding: Bud Bonner, 2.13%, b. g., by Prodigal, 2.16. Five-Year-Olds-Stallion: Athasham, 2.09, br. h., by Athadon, 2.27. Mare: Claty Latus, 2.084, ch. m., by Pilatus, 2.09. Gelding: Jack Leyburn, 2.08%, ch. g., by Alto Leyburn, 2.24%. Fastest New Performers-Stallion: Tregantle, 2.094, br. h., by Simmons, 2.28. Mare: Sonoma Girl, 2.05, br. m., by Lynwood W., 2.20%. Geldings: Highball, 2.064. b. g., by Dr. Hooker, 2.23%; Axcyell, 2.06%, b. g., by Axcyone, 2.21%; Wilkes Heart, 2,064, b. g., by Great Heart, 2.12. Half-Mile Track Stallion: Quintell, 2.144, ch. h.. by Actell, 2. 18%. Mare: Sweet Marie, 2.07, b. m., by McKinney, 2.11. Gelding: George G., 2.06%. b. g., by Homeward, 2.134. WORLD'S TROTTING RECORDS. Against time. † Paced by runner to sulky carrying wind or dust shield, runner preceding trotter. *Against time. †Paced by runner to sulky carrying wind or dust shield, runner preceding trotter. Columbus, Ohio......... Sept. 27,1894 2.154 2.15 2.1834 Three-Year-Olds-Colt: HARNESS RACING-Continued. Fastest Pacing Records in 1907. Pacers-Two-Year-Olds-Colt: Ray-o'-Light, 2.13%, br. c., by Searchlight, 2.034. Filly: Sarah Horne, 2.19, b. f., by Prodigal, 2.16. Gelding: Lord Prodigal, 2.23%, br. g., by Prodigal, 2.16. Shakespeare, 2.094, b. c., by Jay McGregor, 2.074. Filly: Betty Brent, 2.104, b. f., by Wiggins, 2.192. Gelding: Hymettus, 2.082, b. g., by Zombro, 2.11. Dr. Munson, 2.08%, b. c., by Gambetta Wilkes, 2.194. Filly: Elsie H., 2.10%, b. f., by Belwood Allen. Gelding: The Dude, 2.094, b. g., by Newton Boy, 2.10. Four-Year-Olds-Colt: Five-Year-Olds-Stallion: John A., 2.03%. b. h., by Eddie Hal, 2.15. Mare: Mona Wilkes, 2.062, b. m., by Demonio, 2.114. Gelding: Hidalgo, 2.044, b. g., by Warren C., 2.114. Fastest New Performers-Stallion: Straight Advice, 2.05%, ch. h., by Free Advice, 2.10. Mare: Reproachless, 2.04%, blk. m., by Direct Hal, 2.04. Gelding: Hidalgo, 2.04. b. g., by Warren C., 2.11. Half-Mile Track-Stallion: McKaig Simmons, 2.08%, b. h., by Simmons, 2.28. Mare: Eleanor, 2.084, ch. m., by Waltz, 2.22. Gelding: Angus Pointer, 2.064, b. g., by Sidney Pointer, 2.074. WORLD'S PACING RECORDS. 1 mile....... Direct Hal”. Memphis, Tenn.......... Oct. 26,1902. 2.05% *Against time. †Paced by runner to sulky carrying a wind or a dust shield, the runner preceding the pacer. Records compiled by S. S. Toman, editor of The Trotter and Pacer. Evolution of the Two-Minute Horse. Yankee (2.59) was the first to trot a mile under three minutes. That was on June 5, 1806. Lady Suffolk was the first in the 2.30 list, she making a mark of 2.29% at Beacon Course October 15, 1845. Flora Temple (2.19%), at Kalamazoo, October 15, 1859, heralded the way for the 2.20 class. Dexter made a stallion record of 2.17% at Buffalo August 14. 1867. Smuggler, at Hartford, August 31, 1876, lowered this mark to 2.15. Rarus made a geiding record of 2.134 at Buffalo August 11, 1878. Goldsmith Maid made the first record below 2.15 by trotting a mile at Rochester August 12, 1874, in 2.14%. Jay Eye See got a mark of 2.094 at Cleveland in 1884, and Maud S. the following year at Cleveland did a mile in 2.083. Later records were: Axtell, three-year-old stallion record of 2.12 at Terre Haute, October, 1889; Sunol, 2.084 at Stockton, Cal., October, 1891; Arion, two-year-old, 2.10%, at Stockton, October, 1891; Nancy Hanks, 2.04 (bicycle-wheeled sulky), at Terre Haute, September, 1892; Directum, four-year-old, 2.054, at Nashville, October, 1893; Alix. 2.03% at Galesburg, Ill., September, 1894; The Abbott, 2.034, at Terre Haute, September, 1900; Cresceus, 2.024, at Cleveland, July, 1901; Major Delmar, 2024, at Readville, August, 1903; Lou Dillon, 1.582, at Memphis, October, 1903; Dan Patch, 1.55, at St. Paul, September, 1906. National A. A. U. Championships. The annual outdoor meet was held at the Jamestown Exposition, Sept. 6-7, 1907, and the winners were as follows: Junior Events; 100-yard dash-P. C. Gehart, Olympic Club, San Francisco; time, 10 2-5 sec. 220-yard dash-W. J. Keating, Irish-American A. C., New York; time, 22 1-5 sec. 440-yard run G. B. Ford, N. Y. A. C.; time. 51 2-5 sec. Half-mile run-F. Sheehan, Boston; time, 1.56 2-5. New record. One-mile run-James J. Sullivan, Boston; time 4.30 4-5. Five-mile run-A. R. Welton, Lawrence (Mass.) Y. M. C. A.; time. 27.10 1-5. 120-yard hurdle-C. Brinsmade. N. Y. A. C.; time, 16 1-5 sec. 220-yard hurdle--W. S. Lee, N. Y. A. C.; time, 25 2-5 sec. Running broad jump-Platt Adams, N. Y. A. C.; distance, 22 ft. 41⁄2 in. Running high jump-F. F. Risley, Irish-American A. C.; distance, 5 ft. 91⁄2 in. Pole vault for height-E. T. Cook, Irish-American A. C.; distance, 12 feet. New junior record. 16-pound hammer-Matt McGrath, N. Y. A. C.; distance, 161 ft. 2 in. 16-pound shot-W. Gilmore, Olympic, San Francisco; distance, 43 ft. 11 in. 56-pound weight-P. McDonald, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 37 ft., 64 in. New junior record. Discus, free style-Lee Talbott, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 113 ft. 6 in. Discus, Greek style-W. W. Zeeig, Western University of Penn.; distance, 72 ft. 2 in. Seniors: 100-yard run -H. J. Huff, Chicago A. A.; time. 10 1-5 sec. 880-yard runM. W. Sheppard, I.-A. A. C.; time, 1.55 1-5. New record. One-mile run-J. P. Sullivan, I.-A. A. C.; time, 4.29. 440-yard run J. B. Taylor, University of Pennsylvania; time, 51 sec. 5-mile run-J. J. Daly, I.-A. A. C.; time, 26.04. New record. 220-yard low hurdle-J. J. Eller, Jr., I.-A. A. C.; time, 25 1-5 sec. 220-yard run-H. J. Huff, Chicago A. A.; time, 22 1-5 sec. New record. 120-yard high hurdle-Forest Smithson, Multnomah A. A. A., Oregon; time, 15 3-5 sec. 16-pound hammer-J. J. Flanagan, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 171 ft. 4 in. 16-pound shot-Ralph Rose, Olympic Club; distance, 49 ft. 61⁄2 in. New record. 56-pound weight-J. J. Flanagan, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 38 ft. 8 in. New record. Running high jump-Con Leahy, Cork, Ireland; distance, 6 ft. 1 in. Running broad jump Dan Kelly, University of Oregon; distance, 23 ft. 11 in. Discus, free styleMartin J. Sheridan, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 129 ft. 54 in. Discus, Greek style-Martin J. Sheridan, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 97 ft. 31⁄2 in. Pole vault for height--E. T. Cook, I.-A. A. C., and Claude A. Allen, I.-A. A. C.. tied for first place with 12 ft. 3 in. New record. On the jump-off Cook won. In point honors the Irish-American won 62; New York A. C., 21; Chicago A. A., 17; Olympic Club, 14, and Boston A. A., 9. NATIONAL A. A. U. INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. The National A. A. U. indoor championships were held in Madison Square Garden, Oct. 25-26. The winners: Running high jump-H. F. Porter, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 6 ft. 1% in. 1,000-yard run-M. W. Sheppard, I.-A. A. C.; time, 2.25, Standing broad jump-Ray Ewry, N. Y. A. C.; distance. 10 ft. 8 in. 75-yard run-C. J. Seitz, N. Y. A. C.; time, 8 sec. 300-yard run-L. B. Dorland, Pastime A. C.; time, 33 3-5 sec. 56-pound weight for height-Matthew McGrath, N. Y. A. C.; distance, 15 ft. 3 in. 8-pound shot-W. W. Coe, Boston A. A.; distance, 61 ft. 21⁄2 in. Two-mile run-G. V. Bonhag, I.-A. A. C.; time, 9.42 1-5.. Pole vault for distance-M. J. Sheridan, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 28 ft. 3 in. New world's record. 220-yard hurdles F. Smithson, Portland, Ore.; time, 29 sec. Hop, step and jump-P. Adams, N. Y. A. C.; distance, 44 ft. 9 in. One-mile walk-Sam Liebgold, Pastime A. C.; time, 7.41 1-5. 150-yard dash-F. Lukeman, Montreal A. A.; time, 16 2-5 sec. Five-mile run-George Bonhag. I.-A. A. C.; time, 25.59 1-5. 600-yard run-E. B. Parsons, N. Y. A. C.; time, 1.14 4-5. 24-pound shot-W. W. Coe, Boston A. A.; distance. 35 ft. 5 in. 60-yard dash-J. F. O'Connell, N. Y. A. C.; time, 63-5 sec. Three standing broad jumps-R. C. Ewry, N. Y. JA. C.; distance, 32 ft. 7% in. 300-yard hurdle race-Harry Hillman, N. Y. A. C.; time, 37 sec. Pole vault for height-Claude Allen, I.-A. A. C.; distance, 11 ft. 3 in. 3-mile walk-Sam Liebgold, Pastime A. C.; time, 24.56. Boston A. A., 14; Aloysius, Boston, Point score-N. Y. Á. C., 76; I.-A. A. C., 66; Pastime A. C., 16; Multnomah A. A., Ore., 11; Montreal A. A., 6; Y. M. C. A., 3; St. St. Bartholomew and Ireland, 1 each. CANADIAN A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIPS. A. The championships were held at Montreal, Sept. 21. The winners were: 100-yard run-W. D. Eaton, Boston A. A.; time, 10 1-5 sec. 220-yard dash-Dead heat between F. L. Lukeman, Montreal A. A., and H. J. Huff, Chicago A. A. Huff won the toss. 440-yard dash-M. W. Sheppard, Irish-American A. C., New York; time, 50 sec. 880yard run-M. W. Sheppard, I.-A. A. C.; time, 1.58 2-5. 1-mile run-J. Eisele, Jr., N. Y. A. C.; time, 4.31 2-5. 3-mile run-J. J. Daly, I.-A. A. C.; time, 15.15. New Canadian record. 120-yard hurdle-F. Smithson, Multnomah A. C., Oregon; time, 15 3-5 sec. Running high jump-H. A. Gidney, Boston A. A.; distance, 5 ft. 10 in. Discus-Ralph Rose, Olympic, Cal.; distance, 130 ft. 51⁄2 in. 16-pound shot-Ralph Rose; distance, 49 ft. 7% in. (old record, 49 ft. 6 in.). Pole vault-W. Happenny, Montreal A. A.; distance, 11 ft. 5% in. New Canadian record. 56-pound weight-M. P. McGrath, N. Y. A. C.; distance, 30 ft. 6 in. 16-pound hammer-M. P. McGrath; distance, 172 ft. 71⁄2 in. (Later McGrath put up a new mark of 173 ft. 7 in.). INTERCOLLEGIATE MEET. The Eastern Intercollegiate Meet was held at Cambridge, June 1. and the following were the winners in the various events: 100-yard run-N. J. Cartmell, Pennsylvania; time, 10 sec. 120-yard hurdles J. C. Garrels, Michigan; time, 15 1-5 sec. 440-yard run-J. B. Taylor, Pennsylvania; time, 48 4-5 sec. New intercollegiate record. 220-yard run-N. J. Cartmell, Pennsylvania; time, 21 4-5 sec. 16-pound shot-W. F. Krueger, Swarthmore; distance, 46 ft. 51⁄2 in. New intercollegiate record. Pole vault-W. R. Dray. Yale; distance, 11 ft. 11 in. New intercollegiate record. Running high jumpT. Moffit, Pennsylvania; distance, 6 ft. 3 in. New intercollegiate record. 16-pound hammer-N. F. Horr, Syracuse; distance, 150 ft. 11⁄2 in. Running broad jump-W. R. Knox, Yale: distance, 22 ft. 10 in. 1-mile run Guy Haskins, Pennsylvania; time, 4.20 3-5. New intercollegiate record. Half-mile run-Guy Haskins, Pennsylvania; time, 1.57 4-5. 2-mile run-Floyd R. Rowe, Michigan; time, 9 34 4-5. record. 220-yard hurdle-John C. Garrels, Michigan: time, 24 sec. New intercollegiate Number of points scored-Pennsylvania, 33; Michigan, 29; Yale, 23; Cornell, 15; Princeton, 10; Syracuse, 8; Harvard, 7; Swarthmore, 6; Dartmouth, 5; Amherst, 4; NATIONAL A. A. U. OUT-DOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS-Continued. Williams, 2; Johns Hopkins, 1. First places-Pennsylvania, 6; Michigan, 3; Yale, 2; Syracuse, 1; Swarthmore, 1. WESTERN AND DUAL MEETS. The Western Intercollegiate Games were held in Chicago, June 1, and University of Illinois scored 31 points, against 29 1-3 for Chicago University. 17 for Wisconsin and 9 each for Missourf and Drake. Smithson, of Notre Dame, cut a fifth of a second from made by the Western intercollegiate mark for the 120-yard high hurdles, 15 2-5 sec.. F. G. Moloney in 1902, and the Western record for the 100-yard dash was equalled by May. of Illinois. In the Yale-Harvard meet at New Haven, May 18, W. R. Dray made a new world's record of 12 ft. 5% in. in the pole vault, and J. W. Marshall, also of Yale, made a new dual meet mark of 6 ft. 1 in. in the high jump. Harvard won 55% and Yale 48% points. Yale won seven events and 54 points in the dual meet at Princeton, May 11, the latter scoring 50 points in six events won. Dartmouth defeated Amherst, at Hanover. 82 points to 44 in their dual meet; Yale freshmen defeated Princeton at New Haven, 64 points to 40; Chicago University lost to Illinois, 78 to 48, at Chicago, and Pennsylvania freshmen defeated Cornell, 62 to 56 points. GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. The national gymnastic championships of the A. A. U. were held at the Central Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn, March 30. New York University won the team honors with 25 points, while Fred Steffens, National A. C., Brooklyn, won the individual championship with 16 points. The winners: Indian clubs-R. O. Wilson, unattached. Rope climbingE. F. Keenatt. Archer A. C., Jersey City. Rings-E. F. Keenatt, Archer A. C. Side horse-R. E. Moine, New York Turn Verein. Horizontal bar-A. Schnall, New York University. Tumbling-A. Schnall, New York University. Parallel bars-F. Anastas, West Side Y. M. C. A. Long horse-L. Haim, Newark Turn Verein. MILITARY ATHLETIC RECORDS. The Military Athletic League held its annual competitions in the Thirteenth Regiment Armory, April 5-6, and the following records were established: 100-yard dashLawson Robertson, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery, and A. T. Crockett, Twentysecond Regiment Engineers; time, 10 2-5 sec. SS0-yard run, novice-R. S. Robbins, Twenty-third Regiment. New York; time, 2.07 4-5. Sack race (176 yards)-T. MacMeekin, Twenty-third Regiment, New York; time, 26 sec. 1-mile bicycle race-0. J. Devine, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery, New York; time, 2.29 1-5. 440-yard dashHarry L. Hillman, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery. New York; time, 52 sec. 880yard run-Melvin W. Sheppard, Twenty-second Regiment, New York; time. 1.58 4-5. Obstacle race (220 yards)-H. A. Riddick. Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery; time, 16 2-5 sec. 2-mile bicycle race-0. J. Devine, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery: time, 5.11 2-5. 50-yard (three-legged) race-Harry L. Hillman and Lawson Robertson. Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery; time, 62-5 sec. 220-yard dash-Lawson Robertson, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery; time, 23 3-5. 220-yard hurdle race-Harry L. Hillman, Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery; time, 26 sec. Wall scaling (50 yards and return)-Eighth Regiment, New York; time, 42 2-5 sec. 1-mile run-J. P. Sullivan. Twentysecond Regiment, New York; time, 4.30 3-5. 1-mile relay-Thirteenth Regiment Coast Artillery; time, 3.21 3-5. INTERSCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. Forty-three preparatory schools in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York made entries in the interscholastic_championships in Brooklyn, Feb. 9. Winners and records were: 75-yard dash, juniors-J. Ringwald, N. Y.. 8 4-5 sec. 75-yard noviceA. A. Hammond, N. Y., 8 4-5 sec. 100-yard dash, seniors-H. W. Farraday, N. Y.. 10 4-5 sec. Half-mile run-H. Lesher, N. Y.. 2.11 1-5 (new record). 440-yard run-A. Cozzens, Manual Training, N. Y., 55 sec. (new record). 220-yard run, junior-J. Ringwald, 26 sec. (new record). 12-pound shot-D. Sourau, N. Y., 42 ft. 11 in. Standing broad jump-W. Caufield, St. Paul's, 9 ft. 7 in. (new record). Running high jump-W. Caufield, 5 ft. 10 in. Pole vault-C. Robbins, 10 ft. 3 in. (new record). WOMEN'S ATHLETIC RECORDS. The figures given below are those made by winners in the annual athletic meet at Vassar, May 11, and following these are the best American records for each event: 50-yard run-Miss A. Ware, 63-5 sec. (6 1-5 sec.). 100-yard run-Miss M. English. 13 1-5 sec. (13 sec.). 100-yard hurdle-Misses S. and M. English tied, 16 4-5 sec. (163-5 sec.). Throwing basketball-Miss H. Waite, 63 ft. 11 in. (72 ft. 5 in.) Throwing baseball-Miss I. Milholland, 186 ft. 1 in. (195 ft. 3 in.). Fence vault-Miss M. Vilas. 4 ft. 10 in. (new record). Running high jump-Miss H. Clarke, 4 ft. 11⁄2 in. (4 ft. 6 in.). Running broad jump-Miss H. Gates, 12 ft. 10 in. (14 ft. 6 in.). Standing broad jump Miss A. Belding, 7 ft. 6 in. (7 ft. 11 in.). 8-pound shot-Miss I. Milholland, 31 ft. 8 in. (32 ft. 3 in.). Other best records other than those mentioned above are: 75yard run. 10 1-5 sec.; 220-yard run. 30 3-5 sec.; 40-yard hurdles, 7 1-5 sec.; 120-yard Jow hurdle, 20 sec.; hop, step and jump, 27 ft. 5 in. ALL-ROUND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Martin J. Sheridan, Irish-American A. C., New York, won the all-round A. A. U. championship, July 4, making a new percentage record of 7.130% points for the ten events and breaking his old record of 6.820%, made in 1905. Thomas J. Kiely won in 1906. Sheridan's performance was all the more remarkable in that he had only one competitor-Richard Cotter-whom he outclassed and was therefore compelled largely to make his own pace. Events and records of Sheridan: 100-yard run-10 4-5 sec.. 790 points: 16-pound shot. 34 ft. 3 in., 808 points; running high jump-5 ft. 8 in., 736 points: half-mile walk-3.51 1-5, 756 points; 16-pound hammer, 108 ft. 8 in., 563% points; pole vault-10 ft. 6 in.. 774 points: 120-yard hurdle-17 sec., 790 points; 56-pound weight27 ft. 10 in.. 616 points: running broad jumn-16 ft. 7 in., 720 points; one-mile run5.42 2-5, 577 points. Cotter (2,645 points) finished in only five events. |
